retraction

Meanings

• Noun

  The action or fact of withdrawing a statement previously made, typically one that is damaging or embarrassing.

  - "After making a derogatory comment about a colleague, she issued a formal apology and retraction."
  - "The politician's retraction of his earlier statement did little to quell the public outcry."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with retraction
recant , retractor , tract

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Variants

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retraction , retractions

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'retrecquer', meaning 'to draw back'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'retraction' is often used in scientific literature to describe the withdrawal of a previously published study due to errors or fraud.

2. In mathematics, a retraction is a continuous function that maps one topological space onto another while preserving the structure of the spaces.

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Related Concepts

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1. Apology: An expression of regret or remorse for some action or statement, often accompanied by a retraction.

2. Recantation: A formal renunciation or withdrawal of a previous belief or statement.

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Culture

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In literature, retraction can refer to a character's admission of error or regret, such as in Chaucer's 'The Canterbury Tales'.

How to Memorize "retraction"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person taking back their words, perhaps by physically withdrawing a statement or letter.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'retraction' with the idea of taking something back or reversing a previous action.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the word 'retraction' as 'take back action'.

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